The seventh-grade students of Stockton Junior High School teachers Crystal Dunlap (6/7 ELA and Science) and Laura Moffet (Science and Social Studies) have completed a combined Project Based Learning lesson for their Kansas History class. The driving question to guide the project was, “How have yesterday’s Kansans shaped our state today?” Each student drew a famous Kansan’s name from a cup and then did research for their brochures during their Social Studies and ELA classes. The “trading cards” or names each student received included some basic facts about their chosen Kansan. Then the students were on their own to research their person by utilizing Google, the Kansas Historical Society website, find a grave website and trip advisor. Besides the research component to this project, the students embraced the use of technology and their creativity when designing their brochures. Along with learning new facts about their chosen subjects, the kids had fun designing and making the brochures.

After such a cold stretch of weather, it’s hard to believe spring is around the corner and so is severe weather. In an effort to help everyone prepare, the National Weather Service (NWS) is sponsoring the 2021 Kansas Severe Weather Awareness Week March 1st through March 5th, 2021.

The Stockton City Commission had been apprised of leaks in the roof of the Stockton City Hall at earlier meetings, with manager/ clerk Courtney Flower to gather bids to rectify the problem. For many years, the roof has just been patched. She presented the bids she had on hand at the regular meeting of the commission on Tuesday, February 16th. The bids were for the tearing off of the old roof and replacing the entire area. After a bit of discussion, the commissioners would like Flower to get bids with the option of installing a pitched roof along with the replacement of the flat roof that the facility now has. They would also like to have quotes as to how much it would cost to move the roof air conditioners onto the ground before any decisions are made.

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The Woodston Fire Department was called out for mutual aid to 657 Avenue in Alton on Monday evening, February 15th at 11:00 p.m. They arrived on the scene to help with a structure fire. They fought the flames for over two and a half hours, but the structure was a total loss. Jimmie Carswell had called 9-1-1 when she heard two booms from the furnace located in the basement.

Hallie McCall will join the medical team at Smith County Family Practice as a physician assistant. She will begin practicing in the clinic in February while awaiting final paperwork from the state.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has already forgiven more than 1.1 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for over $100 billion, providing an extraordinary amount of critical relief to America’s small businesses just 3 months since the earliest PPP borrowers’ covered periods ended.

LITTLE KEVIN KROM claimed the title of RCH New Year’s Baby for 2021 after entering the world at 12:43 a.m. on January 1, 2021. He is the son of Dawn Hepple and Skye Krom of Phillipsburg. Baby Kevin, who weighed 4 pounds, 5 ounces and was 14 inches long at birth, is doing fine at home. His parents could not say enough good things about their experience delivering Kevin at RCH, and about their physician, Dr. Beth Oller. “We want Dr. Oller for all our medical care and we’re so happy she can be Kevin’s primary doctor too.” For being the RCH New Year’s Baby for 2021, the family was showered with gifts from the RCH Auxiliary.

The Stockton High School students in the Leadership Service In Action class discovered that there was a lack of resources related to food insecurity and domestic violence in our area. In response, members of the class, Savvy Gray, Taigen Kerr and Tierra Yohon and Stockton FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) created and carried out "Blessing Bags," a project to benefit families in our area.